O’Malley & Langan, P.C.
Worker Compensation Attorneys
Scranton - Wilkes Barre - Pennsylvania

Whether it includes taking a public stand against an unfair employer, or speaking publicly on the rights of injured workers, O’Malley & Langan has a strong community voice. Our attorneys have fostered great relationships with local organizations and unions, and we feel that our involvement truly makes a difference. The concept of “Community Service” and working with Charitable Organizations at O’Malley & Langan comes as a normal and almost daily practice.

Each year, the firm raises over $5,000 for the Bill Bursis Foundation, an organization that hands over the donations to the Miami Project for Spinal Cord Research. Attorney Todd J. O’Malley was a founding board member of the Bill Bursis Foundation, which has raised over $340,000 in the last 8 years. The foundation is affiliated with the Miami Project and all funds raised are used for research in spinal cord injuries.

In terms of Community Service, our proudest accomplishment at O’Malley & Langan is the “Kids are Special” program, which we developed in 1995. Through this program our staff goes the extra mile to provide a safe and secure environment for the children of our community. Our Kids are Special program is a privately funded service devoted to ensuring the safety of children through an accurate means of identification. Our staff attends local schools, carnivals, picnics and social events throughout the year, offering free fingerprinting and photographing to children of all ages. Since the inception of the Kids are Special program, over 5,000 children in our community have taken advantage of the service.

Another event that is close to the firm’s heart is the “Relay for Life.” We have been active with this event since its inception in Northeastern Pennsylvania. We have raised in excess of $25,000.00. This is a 24-hour relay event that is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. With the large extended family at O’Malley & Langan, cancer has “disrupted” the lives of many family and friends. With the dedication and cooperation of our staff and local business members, we raised over $8,000.00 in 2004 through fund-raising events, donations and employee contributions.

Each year during the holiday season, O’Malley & Langan does their part to brighten the lives of our disadvantaged clients. Our staff volunteers and purchases items for Thanksgiving meal baskets that are handed out to local families that may not be able to afford Thanksgiving dinner. For Christmas, the office organizes a children’s holiday party that includes entertainment, food and a picture with Santa. We invite the children and grandchildren of our clients to ensure that the disadvantaged are able to enjoy the holiday season. Each year, this event gets larger.

The firm also takes part in other various worthwhile community events. The “Race for the Cure” and “Denim Day”, both benefit breast cancer research, events that are on our yearly calendar. In 2002, a new event was added to the charities we support – the “Buddy Walk.” The Buddy Walk is a fundraiser for the National Down Syndrome Association. We had a team of employees participate in the walk and make contributions to the local Buddy Walk that was organized by one of our employees, Sara Wolff. Sara received the award “National Down Syndrome Young Woman of the Year”, a source of great pride for all of her friends and family at O’Malley & Langan.

On more of an entertaining aspect of community service, O’Malley & Langan enters a float in one of the largest Saint Patrick’s Day Parades in the nation, right in their own neighborhood, Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2004’s entry included over 10,000 fresh flowers, an Irish castle, and lots of lads and lassies from Ireland.

Being active in, and placing high standards on, community service is just one more contribution that the law offices of O’Malley & Langan make to Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

Community Services & Charities

• Kids are Special
• St. Patrick's Day Parade
• Race for the Cure - Susan G. Kouen
• Relay for Life - American Cancer Society
• Thanksgiving Meals
• Christmas Holiday Party
• Denim Days - American Cancer Society
• Buddy Walk - National Down Syndrome Society
• Daisy Days - Lupus Foundation
• Daffodil Days - American Cancer Society

 

Speeches & Publications